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Amended claim #2746 – Particulars

  No. of Claim Name of Claimant Description of Claimant Address of Claimant  
  2746 George Collis Inn Keeper Neepsend Lane, Sheffield  
  Nature of Claimant’s Interest   Particulars of Claim Amount of Damages Claimed  
  Damages to Personal Property   To damage caused to Public House in the occupation of claimant and five Dwelling Houses adjoining, the particulars of which are set forth in the Schedule hereto annexed £223.14.5        
    To Cash paid five Men and Two Women for removing away Rubbish and Cleaning Public House & five Cottages, 21 days at 29/. Per day £30 9s    
    To Cash paid Two Joiners for temporary repairs to Cottages to render them fit for occupation 12 days £6 7s 4d  
    Re. George Collis Claim        
    Schedule of Damages        
    Damage to Property        
    Taking Down and rebuilding 6 5/7 Rood 10 inch circular Walling, 17½ Roods 10 inch Straight Walling, finding all necessary new Bricks and pointing complete, taking off and resetting 20 yards lineal coping cornice and lead gutters and 30 yards stone plinth; taking down and rebuilding 5 roods straight and 2½ roods curved 18 inch rubble Cellar Walls £35 11s    
    Taking up and relaying 19 yards superficial floor in Tap room, rebuilding 2½ roods 5 inch partition walls refixing seats and painting Walls, taking up and relaying flagging in Passage and Bar and renewing papering and varnishing, making Good Ceiling in Snug, papering walls in panels, painting wainscotting and refixing seats £13 10s 9d  
    Glasses, Jugs and Mugs destroyed   10s    
    Jugs destroyed in Cupboard   5s 6d  
    Taking up and relaying Parlour Floor, rebuild 8 roods 5 inch party walls, 15 yards chimney breasts, large flues, making good ceiling, repapering room and refixing seats, taking up and relaying flagging in Kitchen and rebuilding 1 4/7 Roods of 9 inch Brick Walling, taking up and relaying Flagging in Cellars, rebuilding 20 inch rubble Cross Wall, underdrawing ceilings and relaying 61 1/3 yards Brick on Flat Floors, renewing Floor of Club room, repapring room and painting Woodwork £37 3s 10d  
    Taking down and rebuiding 2 2/7 Roods Brick Walling in North Bed Room, making goods Ceiling and repapering room, repapering Passage, taking down and rebuilding Bedrooms and Attic at end of Club room, Roof and Floors inclusive £41 6s 6d  
    Rendering Walls 295 Yards super 2 Coats and set, external painting generally easing adjusting and rehanging sashes and doors proping up and shoreing building, ramming earth and removing rubbish £19 2s    
    Add 15 per cent on the whole for contingencies £21 19s 10d  
    Superintendence etc. £8 9s    
    Taking down and rebuilding 21 Roods of 9 inch brickwork in from wall of Cottages rebuilding 2 4/7 Roods of 18 inch foundation Walls renewing 145 yards super 2 coats on Walls making good Ceilings: Making good and refixing spouts, repapering low rooms, underdrawing Cellar Ceilings and taking up and relaying 44 Yards brick on flat Cellar Floors £34 10s 3d  
    Making good damages to two Cottages in Yard the end wall of which is cracked, making good 11 yards Flagging, 178 yards Asphalting and 2 5/7 roods 9 inch Yard Walls £12   11d  
  Tap Room The whole of the Seating with back Boarding round room £2 10s    
    Plate Glass Window 5 Squares   12s 6d  
    Table broken   5s    
    Fender broken   7s 6d  
    Cocoa nut matting damaged and lost   12s 6d  
  Bar Mahogany Sofa in Hair Seating destroyed £1      
  Kitchen Oil Cloth   10s    
    Filter Broken   7s 6d  
    Four Large Table Cloths damaged   15s    
    46 Knives and Forks (some Ivory) damaged   16s    
    Dresser damaged   5s 6d  
    Joiners tools damaged £1      
  Snug Couch in Cloth damaged £1      
    Oil Cloth on Floor damaged   7s 6d  
    One Wool Mat damaged   2s    
    Square Table damaged   10s    
    Six Cane Seated Stools   3s    
    Damage to Oil Cloth   10s    
  Bar Parlour 24 Yards Seating covered with American Cloth damaged £3 12s    
    48 Yards Floor Oil Cloth £2 8s    
    Piano Forte (value £45) damaged £25      
    Harmonium damaged £10      
  Cellar Lead Piping damaged   9s    
    Damage to Stock in Trade etc. in Bar and Cellar        
    Six 54 Gallon Barrels of Beer destroyed @ 1/3 £20 5s    
    40 Gallons Rum destoyed @ 14/5 £29 13s 4d  
    20 Gallons Whisky destroyed @ 17/6 £17 10s    
    12 Gallons French Brandy destroyed @ 26/. £15 12s    
    14 Dozen Bottled Porter (Gills) destroyed @ 3/3 £2 5s 6d  
    1 Dozen 3 Gill Bottles Pale Brandy destroyed £3 4s    
    6 Gallons Port Wine destroyed @ 12/. £3 12s    
    14 Load of Coal s destroyed   12s    
    Bread destroyed   2s    
    Meat destroyed   6s    
    Panshon, Bread Pot and 6 Jars Pickles destroyed   6s 6d  
    One Load of Potatoes   7s    
    Cask washed out of Yard   12s 6d  
    To Permanent depreciation in the value of above Property, for sale or Occupation £175 4s    
    To loss of Trade profits as Inn Keeper from date of Inundation until six Months after the restoration of Ball Street Bridge. 15 Months £171.13.9 and 6 Months £34.17.8 £206 11s 5d  
    To loss of Stock in Trade, as per particulars in Schedule £56.8.6        
    To loss of rental of five Cottages during period property untenantable viz. 5 months £12 4s 6d  
    To loss of rental during reconstruction £4 7s 6d  
    Wire Screen damaged   4s 6d  
    Two Stools washed away   4s 6d  
  Passage Two Cocoa Nut Mats destroyed   2s 6d  
    Two Cocoa nut mats lost   5s    
    Two pair of Mr Collis' Boots lost £1 4s    
    Two pair Childrens Shoes   9s 6d  
    Two 36 Gallon Barrels of Ale destroyed @ 11d £3 6s    
    Water Tub lost   7s 6d  
        £813 7s 8d  
    Dismissed        

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